Research Fellow in Cell and Developmental Biology

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Research Fellow to join the Salah Elias laboratory at the University of Southampton and lead the experimental research within a BBSRC-funded project investigating mechanisms of mammary epithelial morphogenesis through AI-integrated human organoid models and predictive cell fate mapping. This is an excellent opportunity to shape an innovative project and develop a distinctive interdisciplinary profile at the interface of cell and developmental biology, human organoid models, advanced imaging, molecular phenotyping and computational biology. About the project . The project combines patient-derived mammary organoids, high-resolution 3D/4D imaging, single-cell transcriptomics and AI-driven analysis and modelling to uncover mechanisms governing epithelial morphogenesis. At its core is a fundamental question: how do polarised cell divisions coordinate luminogenesis with cell fate and differentiation to build and maintain functional epithelial architecture? By addressing this question in physiologically relevant human models, the project aims to define how these mechanisms safeguard epithelial integrity and how their disruption leads to abnormal tissue organisation. You will take a central role in the scientific development of this ambitious programme, including experimental design, data analysis and interpretation. You will use patient-derived h